QUESTION: You’re In The Middle Of Jury Selection When One Party Raises A “Batson” Challenge. What Three-Step Analysis Must You Follow To Properly Rule On The Challenge? Does “Batson” Prohibit Both Racial and Gender Discrimination?
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This update (10.10) has been replaced with update 13.2
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The Minnesota Jail Credit Manual is designed to provide Judges and Attorneys with a basic guide to the most common jail credit questions faced by legal practitioners on a day to day basis.
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THIS IS THE OLD VERSION. SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH NEW VERSION 12.10
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QUESTION: When the Court orders a stayed sentence to run “consecutive” to all other sentences” what does that actually mean? What is it that actually runs consecutive?
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QUESTION: When The Court Imposes A Concurrent Sentence, Defendant Is Entitled To Jail Credit For All Time Spent In Custody In Connection With The Offense Being Sentenced Including Time Spent In Custody Related To Other Charges….BUT….How Do You Calculate The Starting Point For Jail Credit?
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Tagged Clarkin rule, Jail Credit, SENTENCING, Starting point
QUESTION: To be Admissible, Evidence of Prior Bad Acts of Defendant, including Defendant’s Relationship with the Victim, Must Fit within 1 of 4 Exceptions to the General Rule Prohibiting Evidence of Bad Character.
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This update is a reprint of Chapter one of the Minnesota Handbook on Motor Vehicle Stops & Warrantless Motor Vehicle Searches. It is limited to legal issues involved in the stop and detention of a motor vehicle by law enforcement.
FOREWORD: Challenging the legality of a motor vehicle stop is one of the most common legal arguments raised in support of a motion to suppress. This update is designed to provide judges and attorneys with a comprehensive reference guide to the laws governing motor vehicle stops.
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This update is a supplement to the Minnesota Handbook on Motor Vehicle Stops & Warrantless Searches and provides a SUMMARY REFERENCE CHART of the seven (7) exceptions to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement under which warrantless stops and searches of motor vehicles may be justified.
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